Langston Hughes, 1936

  Biographical Resources

Biography of Langston Hughes, Poets.org

Langston Hughes from the Library of Congress

Langston Hughes Residence, NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

 Primary Sources

11 Powerful Poems by Langston Hughes That You Should Know, The Oprah Magazine

List of Poems by Langston Hughes

A Lost Essay Recounts Langston Hughes' Meeting a Young Chain Gang Runaway

 Langston Hughes Reads 3 of His Poems

• "The Negro Speaks Of Rivers"

• "I Too" 

• "Dream Montage Tell Me Good Morning Harlem/Same In Blues Comment On Curb"

Folklife Today Podcast, Library of Congress, Hidden Folklorists, Langston Hughes

  Danny Glover Reads Langston Hughes "Ballad of Roosevelt"

 Learning Resources

The Works of Langston Hughes: Teacher's Guide, EdSITEment!

Walt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy

5 Spots in that Celebrate Langston Hughes in Harlem 

Focus Question:  How Can Books and Music Express Political Protest?

Split This Rock poetry project: Activism in Poetry